Comments on: The Perfect Stocking Stuffer: Incredible PBX for the Raspberry Pi Gets a Facelift

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 17:18:29 +0000

Does FreePBX/PIAF for PI support the ILBC codec?

BTW, this is incredible!! 🙂

[WM: Thank you. Haven’t tried ILBC, but try this: http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/iLBC ]

By: Dennis Dunbar

Dennis Dunbar — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 12:45:12 +0000

I have a system that is awesome running 3.6 ( actually something newer ) with Asterisk 1.8.19.1 and Fpbx 2.11.0.20 on a Pie.

Is there an upgrade path to 3.11 or do I have to re-bake everything?

( I hate to break a working system )

I’m going to get to one of you classes one of these day, this is so impressive!

Dennis Dunbar

By: eric

eric — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 01:56:57 +0000

Thanks for the article! I was able to get a landline to work with this also, which is a definite plus

By: ward

ward — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:52:16 +0000

If you have difficulty connecting to Google Voice or receiving incoming calls, follow the tips in this Google FAQ.

By: marty

marty — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 03:15:47 +0000

What are the steps to create a custom calling destination that would tell me the status of a GPIO pin on the pi? Thanks!

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:47:28 +0000

It works. Thanks. But if I want to use skype as a outgoing call instead of google voice. Any guide?

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 20:25:36 +0000

Is it worth going through all this hard work if Google Voice ceases to function after May 15, 2014? [WM: There will be plenty of alternatives. We introduced the first one today.]

By: Jakob

Jakob — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 21:07:15 +0000

It looks like with OBi100 the only way out and in is through VoIP. I want to receive all analogue incoming calls and dial some through VoIP and others through the analogue line with the help of dialing rules. Something like what a Fritz!Box 7330 or 7390 can do. But they are expensive, I can’t tweak that much and they don’t involve a Pi 🙁

[WM: OBi110 will support a Ma Bell trunk as well as an analog extension on your PBX.]

By: Jakob

Jakob — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 17:51:02 +0000

Hi! Is there any way to expand Pi so analogue phones can be connected and Dialing rules be set up?

[WM: Sure. Add an OBi100 device and you’re all set to add a set of analog cordless phones.]

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 05:42:51 +0000

Is there a simple method of elegantly turning off the Raspberry Pi? I am using Windows and can only access the Raspberry Pi through the Incredible Pi’s web based GUI using a browser.

[WM: Using the FreePBX Java SSH module, you could issue the halt command from within your browser.]

By: wayne

wayne — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 19:56:15 +0000

Is there any way to do this with something other than Google Voice? I live in Canada and GV is not yet available here and it isn’t easy to get around their restrictions as you have to send verification info to a US number.

[WM: Sure. Works with any SIP provider for about a penny a minute. See the list included in the article for some suggestions.]

By: Harold

Harold — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 03:05:27 +0000

The link to "a good power supply" http://nerd.bz/NsoUj3 seems to be broken. I get "PBX in a Flash Forum – Error The requested thread could not be found."

[WM: Sorry. Should be http://nerd.bz/Rj1QrR.%5D

By: Tony Bui

Tony Bui — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 17:10:08 +0000

Is there a difference between version 3.11.8 and 3.11.7? My raspi says it’s updated all the software on login but shows in status that it is version 3.11.7.

[WM: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Your version will always report the one you started with.]